Finding a Professional Genealogist

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Archive Research; Work different Archives in Kishinev/Bender. Initial fee 100USD no committed result. Results took longer than expected and varied. Please contact JewishGen member for additional information by clicking on members name in the column to the left.

Archive Research. Document Translations. Photos of documents found. Preparation of Tree. Victoria was extremely efficient; found numerous relevant documents in a very short period of time, extremely responsive to questions and messages, reasonable fee. Easy and enjoyable to work with.

Archive Research/document translations/City Guide/Photos. Alex visited the archives in Khmelnitsky, Ukraine to research our family records. He also researched and led two family tours for us to Western Ukraine and to Galicia in May 2010.
(2)All of the above plus Travel in Ukraine and Moldova twice each year since 2011; project participation in Rohatyn Jewish Heritage

Dunai,Alexander;
Lviv, Ukraine

aldunai@gmail.com;
aldunai@yahoo.com
did not respond to email june 2016

Photos of city. Aleksandrs provided photos and video for the Byerazino KehilaLink. He also can offer archive research to ca. 1770, cemetery research, document translation, city guiding and wi9ll create detailed genealogical reports in booklet form. (2) city guide

Archive Research. Document Translations. Researched and translated about 2 dozen family documents. Has also assisted and advised ROM-SIG, and its members, lectured at IAJGS Conferences, written chapter on Romanian research for Avotaynu Guide. Be as specific as possible in what you are asking for. Always establish a fee above which you do not wish to go, and request a report back when the amount has been reached. You can then decide if you wish to have a further research done. This can save a shock when the bill arrives

(1)Archive Research/doct translations/tour guide. Arranged a root trip in Transcarpathia, Hungary and Slovakia. Performed archival research in Transcarpathia (including photos of original documents and official certificates needed for Hungarian citizenship.)

(1)Archive Research/doct translations/tour guide. Tomasz is very familiar with the Jewish history of Poland, speaks fluent Polish, English & Hebrew and has access to Ukrainian, Russian and Yiddish. He is an academic researcher. A very reliable and pleasant person.
(2)Combed archives; copies and translates documents; helped untangle puzzles; too photos

Archive Research . Dan digitally photographed pre-1896 Jewish record books at the Baia Mare Archives for the Maramaros Jewish Records Indexing
Project, and put the images on DVD. He also made copies of the archives' register book inventory lists. Dan speaks English, is easy to work with, is reliable, his prices are reasonable, and he accepts payment via PayPal. I highly recommend him.

Archive Research/city guide. Jaroslav is an architect employed by the Jewish community of Brno to restore Jewish sites. He reads English, but speaks only Czech and German. He drove us to the towns where my ancestors lived and has done some research for me at very moderate fees.
Irene: Archive Research. Photos.
Followed up on basic data, made handwritten trees and sent notes from the archives and censuses. He writes in German although understands English

Richard: Archive Research. Document Translations; cemetery search. Andras found B/M/D & legal records in central & regional archives. Took us on trip to Paszto Jewish Cemetary & villages of interest. Translated documents from Hungarian & German into English. Very helpful and we enjoyed meeting him.
Margarita: Archive Research; Photographs; Found my grandfather's death date (which I searched for years), took photos of tombstones. Through his guidance, I found information on another branch. Very reliable and knowledgeable - English, German and French. Speaker at IAJGS New York 2006.
Stuart: “Has passion for Jewish genealogy… Helped put together family tree and served as guide during our visit. Very familiar with history and culture. Goes "the extra mile"….Kind & generous.”

City Guide, Photos. Kristof, who is a qualified architect, guided us through Budapest, took us to Jewish cemeteries, cultural and religious sites; is well educated in the history of Budapest and Hungary and was a charming and informative travel guide.

Archive Research/document translations. To research Czech B/M/D and census data in order to identify as many 19th and/or 18th century ancestors as possible.
(2) Archive Research/document translations/city guide
On the basis of the name and birthplace of a ggf, Julius found family records going back another 3 generations and provided copies and translations. He also acted as a guide and took me to the village where the family lived

Archive Research/document translations. City Guide. Tanya provided archival information before trip, met us at airport, Lviv city tour, including all Holocaust and former Jewish areas. We went to my ancestral towns and hamlets, interviewed locals there.

Archive Research/document translations. Discovered vital records from 1876 in the Moscow Synagogue archives and translated them. Found documents for me where other researchers failed. Mr. Paley speaks flluent English and accepts payment through PayPal.

Identify will beneficiaries, obtain probate and distribute proceeds. Mr Rapaport identified me as one of the beneficiaries of the will of my late Aunt who passed away in Austria. He sought and obtained probate and then distributed proceeds

Archive Research/document translations. (1) Since 2016 Roman has arranged my contacts and communications with archives in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, has communicated with archives, and found materials online relevant to my ancestral family members and towns.(2)Searched Archives and databases, found census records, birth marriage & death records (3)extensive archival research and translations (directories, newspapers etc). Romans language skills and attention to detail are excellent. Has university qualifications in Jewish History.

Archive Research/document translations/city guide/photos. Viola researched in the archives, translated documents and also telephoned people who I thought might be able to help in tracking my grandparents. She travelled to different cities and when I visited we travelled together. She was terrific.

City Guide/Provides Local Historians
Agata planned our visit, arranged transportation, hired historian to accompany us, guided us throughout. ROOTKA maintains network of qualified researchers in area, one of whom I had used previously. Extremely satisfied with Agata and Rootkatours!

Archive Research/document translations/city guide. Drove us to towns. Took us to meet relatives. Research at reasonable fee. English teacher. Researched archives to find B/M/D records for family surname; provided background information on the city of family origin. Communicates fluently in English; provides prompt replies to questions and delivers reports in a timely manner.

Researched archives to find B/M/D records for family surname;provided additional backround information on the city of family origen Communicates fluently in English,provides prompt replies to questions and delivers reports in a timely manner ..

Archive Research/document translations. In all locations where my family lived, Dmitry found archived documents going back to late 18th century. He also recommended a few resources I had never heard of and that produced unexpected exciting results. A true researcher, very thorough and knowledgeable.

Archive Research; Doct Translations; City Guide:
(1) Researched my family in L'viv/Ukrainian Archives in advance. Translated and scanned documents in Polish and Ukrainian. Arranged for guide who located and took me to five villages near L'viv where we spoke with many locals. (2) A genealogical tour to Turka n/str, a town south west to Lviv. He was our English speaking driver, guide and interpreter. He speaks fluent English and a good Polish.

Archive Research/document translations. City Guide. Location of cousins in Hungary. I have had a great experience with him. He speaks and reads a variety of languages, including Hungarian, English, and Hebrew. Not only did he help me locate my missing cousins, he is an excellent tour guide.
Travel guide/translator/driver to ancestral village and other sites in Northeastern Slovakia. Speaks and reads English, Hebrew and several other languages. Very congenial and knowledgeable, made it a very meaningful experience. Research B/M/D and census data in Hungary/Slovakian archives prior to and during our visit, found records for many relatives including ggggf, drove us to visit cemetery and ancestral villages in Northern Slovakia; toured Budapest.

Research projects related to Forefathers Traces Tours. Wrote to the USC in Suwalki and obtained relevant documents for my
family; researched other areas i.e. Wasilishok-Lida and advises of new developments.
(since June2013)

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